How long is your short barrel?

[redchinviking]

Please post pics of your best group sizes at given yardage. Cartridge, component list, powder, bullet, load combo and velocity as well. Smallest group at the farthest yardage, with the shortest barrel wins!

 

[Quintus]

No group pics so out of the running, but my daughters back-up gun for last years Mule deer hunt is a 700 Ti in 260. All factory except the trigger shooting 130 Accubonds over 44.0 grains of IMR4350. Averaging 2830FPS from a Rem 3x fired case and WLR primer. She consistently shot 400 yard groups 2" to 2.5" for 3 shots off a bi-pod on the ground prone. Topped with a VX-5HD 2-10x42 in Leupold dual dovetails.

 

[RockyMtnMT]

My shortest was a 22" 280ai that I gave to my daughter last hunting season. I soon will have the replacement done. A 20" 6.5 Creed that will be suppressed. Intending to run the 85g Hammer Hunter at about 3500 fps. Haven't shot it yet, so no groups. For the first time I am excited about a Creed.

 

[coop2564]

I have a Bergara HMR that I cut to 18" for can in 6.5 CM. Shooting 135gr Bergers @ 2730fps using 6.5 staball. Get avg. .7moa groups have shot .25 moa.

 

[FEENIX]

My AR has a 16" and my Carl Gustaf 1894 in 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser has an 18"; will have to dig up some pix when I get home if I remember it.

 

[Slick8]

I think there's a little meat left on the bone as I did minimum load testing last year before season.

I bumped up a few tenths of H1k over 180 bergers and have it shooting 1.2-1.5 inches at 2820 at 300 yards.

APR built 7 saum running a TABC Ultra 7 out front.

 

[7.62 Gunner]

I stepped out of my office this morning just for you..
3 shots at 600 yards just under 3.7" in gusty fishtailing wind, shot 1 was low, 2 and 3 were 1.5" apart.

7-300 wsm LRI
18" McGowan factory tikka contour flared to .730 with Banish 30 suppressor
175 eldx @2800 fps
Adg 300 wsm brass, fed 215, 66.5 RL26
3.150 OAL

 

[7.62 Gunner]

I think there's a little meat left on the bone as I did minimum load testing last year before season.

I bumped up a few tenths of H1k over 180 bergers and have it shooting 1.2-1.5 inches at 2820 at 300 yards.

APR built 7 saum running a TABC Ultra 7 out front.

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Nice shooting
Barrel length??

 

[Slick8]

It's a 20 inch.

Very impressive numbers out of your Tikka.

 

[cohunt]

8.5"

 

[lancetkenyon]

My daughter's 6.5SLR has a 22" barrel. Her group size is pretty wide. About 641 miles. But all her 1 shots sure look good together.

 

[xsn10s]

My AR15 I assemble with a Colt M4 barrel. 16" and I can't find my picture of a group just around 0.75 MOA at 100 yards if memory serves right. Good enough for a coldbore headshot on this chuck at 400 yards.

 

[brant89]

22BR, 20" Criterion, Lapua 6BR brass, Sierra 77gr TMK, 30.7gr PP-4000MR, 2940fps MV, 3.600" @ 696yd

 

[redchinviking]

My daughter's 6.5SLR has a 22" barrel. Her group size is pretty wide. About 641 miles. But all her 1 shots sure look good together.
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Wow! My daughter has one year to go…